Botanicus is a freely accessible portal to historic botanical literature from the Missouri Botanical Garden, Peter H. Raven Library. Botanicus is made possible through support from the Institute of Museum and Library Services, W.M. Keck Foundation, and the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation.
Topic: botanicus biodiversity missouri botanical garden library
Expanding Access to Biodiversity Literature, which is funded generously by the Institute of Museum and Library Services (IMLS), will significantly increase online access to biodiversity material by positioning the Biodiversity Heritage Library (BHL) as an on-ramp for biodiversity content providers that would like to contribute to the national digital library infrastructure through the Digital Public Library of America (DPLA).
The BHL Field Notes Project is a collaborative project funded by the Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR). It provides open access to field notes from institutions throughout the United States. Building on the work of the Smithsonian Field Book Project, the BHL Field Notes Project aims not only to provide general access to this material, but to reunite fragmented collections through institutional collaboration. Doing so will provide a more complete picture of the expeditions,...
This collection contains items from the Smithsonian Field Book Project, an initiative to increase accessibility to field book content that documents natural history.
Topic: Natural history
The Chinese Academy of Science
Topic: chinese academy science
Biodiversity Heritage Library Seed & Nursery Catalogs
A scholarly edition of Darwin's scientific archive.
Topic: charles darwin biodiversity heritage library missouri botanical garden
Logs of species identified in trawl nets pulled by the research vessel Dan Moore off the coast of North Carolina in the 1960s and 1970s
Pacific Northwest plant and garden society publications.
extracted picklist
Topic: Physiology, Comparative
The Library, Art & Archives of the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew was established 160 years ago and contains one of the largest collections of material in the world relating to botany. The collections comprise 300,000 printed volumes, 5,000 journal titles and 11,000 maps. The Art and Illustrations Collection is without equal and is made up of over 200,000 items – watercolours, prints, drawings, oil paintings and photographs – by some of the finest artists working in the field of botanical...
Biodiversity Heritage Library
13,720
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1896
1896
by
Grasset, Eugène, 1841-1917; Verneuil, M. P. (Maurice Pillard), 1869-1942, ill
texts
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favorite 222
comment 2
statement of responsibility: sous la direction de M. Eugène Grasset
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Topics: Decoration and ornament, Flowers in art
Issued in parts
Topics: Mushrooms, Fungi, Discomycetes
Desert Botanical Gardens, Schilling Library
From the library of Charles Darwin
1,963
2.0K
1797
1797
by
Abbot, John,; Smith, James Edward,
texts
eye 1,963
favorite 9
comment 0
Topics: Georgia, Lepidoptera
Denver Botanic Gardens Helen Fowler Library
Pritzel (2nd ed.)
Topic: Plants -- Great Britain Pictorial works
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,468
3.5K
1657
1657
by
Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675; Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675. Historiae naturalis de serpentibus libri II; Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675. Historiae naturalis de insectis libri III; Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675. Historiae naturalis de exanguibus aquaticis libri IV; Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675. Historiae naturalis de piscibus et cetis libri V; Jonstonus, Joannes, 1603-1675. Historiae naturalis de avibus libri VI; Castelli, Pietro, d. ca. 1657. Hyaena odorifera; Merian, Matthaeus, 1621-1687, ill; Berry, S. Stillman (Samuel Stillman), 1887-1984, former owner. DSI; Roper, Clyde F. E., 1937- , donor. DSI; De Man, Peter, former owner. DSI; Baird, Spencer Fullerton, 1823-1887, former owner. DSI; Richmond, Charles Wallace, 1868-1932, former owner. DSI; Pitfield, Alexander, 1658-1728, former owner. DSI; Wetmore, Alexander, 1886-1978, former owner. DSI
texts
eye 3,468
favorite 15
comment 0
statement of responsibility: Johannes Jonstonus, Medicinae Doctor, concinnavit
Topics: Zoology, Animals, Birds, Insects, Snakes
2,625
2.6K
1880
1880
by
Depannemaeker, P.; Muquardt, C.; Nooten, Berthe Hoola van.
texts
eye 2,625
favorite 7
comment 0
Topics: 1880, Belgium, Botany, Graphic media :, Hand-colored, Indonesia, Java, Lithograph
University of Texas Libraries
Biodiversity Heritage Library
5,037
5.0K
1877
1877
by
Roosevelt, Theodore, 1858-1919; Minot, H. D. (Henry Davis), 1859-1890; Tucker, Marcia Brady, former owner. DSI
texts
eye 5,037
favorite 0
comment 0
statement of responsibility: by Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. and H.D. Minot
Topics: Bird populations, Birds
There was no gap between vol. 2, no. 9, and vol. 4, no. 10
Topic: Zoology
14 29
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Topics: Geology -- Great Plains, Geology, Stratigraphic -- Tertiary, Mammals, Fossil, Paleontology -- Great...
Biodiversity Heritage Library
2,264
2.3K
1876
1876
by
Wallace, Alfred Russel, 1823-1913; Schaus, William, 1859- , former owner. DSI; Clarke, J. F. Gates (John Frederick Gates), 1905-1990, donor. DSI
texts
eye 2,264
favorite 0
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references and indexes
Topics: Zoogeography, Paleontology, Geography
extracted picklist
Topics: Architecture, Domestic, Landscape gardening
Biological abstracts
Topics: Shellfish, Shellfish culture, Shellfish fisheries
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,136
3.1K
2004
2004
by
05 Qian, Yingqian; 05 钱迎倩. chi; 06 Wang, Yahui; 06 王亚辉. chi; 07 Qi, Guorong; 07 祁国荣. chi
texts
eye 3,136
favorite 2
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references and index
Topics: botany, Biology, Learning and scholarship
16,505
17K
1665
1665
by
Hooke, Robert,; Jo. Martyn and Ja. Allestry.
texts
eye 16,505
favorite 54
comment 0
Topics: Early works to 1800, Microscopy, Natural history, Pre-Linnean works
2,573
2.6K
texts
eye 2,573
favorite 50
comment 0
Each issue illustrated with chromolithographs
Topics: Nature (Aesthetics), Natural history, Art, Chromolithography, Victorian, Cromolithography
10,561
11K
1855
1855
by
Cathcart, John Fergusson,; Fitch, W. H.; Hooker, Joseph Dalton,
texts
eye 10,561
favorite 172
comment 0
Topics: Himalaya Mountains, Plants
Biodiversity Heritage Library
5,914
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1926
1926
by
Uexküll, Jakob von, 1864-1944; Mackinnon, Doris L. (Doris Livingston)
texts
eye 5,914
favorite 8
comment 0
Topic: Biology -- Philosophy
12,749
13K
1758
1758
by
Laurentii Salvii.; Linne?, Carl von,
texts
eye 12,749
favorite 12
comment 0
95 pages, color frontispiece : 13 cm
Topic: Flower language
4,046
4.0K
texts
eye 4,046
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comment 0
Topics: Flower language, Flowers, Symbolic aspects
5,562
5.6K
1912
1912
by
Humphreys, F. (Frederick), 1816-1900
texts
eye 5,562
favorite 2
comment 0
Topic: Homeopathic veterinary medicine
Description based on: 1907/1913
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Topics: Cattle brands, Livestock brands
2,802
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1909
1909
by
Crane, Walter, 1845-1915; Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
texts
eye 2,802
favorite 81
comment 0
statement of responsibility: pictured by Walter Crane
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flowers in art, Illustrated books, History, Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
6,630
6.6K
1597
1597
by
Dodoens, Rembert,; Gerard, John,; John Norton.; Priest, Robert,
texts
eye 6,630
favorite 75
comment 1
( 1 reviews )
Topics: 1597, Botany, Botany, Medical, Early works to 1800, England, Herbals, Materia medica, Vegetable,...
5,282
5.3K
texts
eye 5,282
favorite 2
comment 0
Topics: Periodicals, Science
Biodiversity Heritage Library
4,920
4.9K
1899
1899
by
Haeckel, Ernst, 1834-1919; Bibliographisches Institut (Leipzig, Germany)
texts
eye 4,920
favorite 41
comment 0
statement of responsibility: von Prof. Dr. Ernst Haeckel
Topic: Natural history
Welcome to the Delaware Museum of Natural History Connect to the natural world through exploration and discovery at the Delaware Museum of Natural History. Experience habitats from around the globe, gaze up to a giant squid, encounter a jaguar face-to-face and marvel at the diversity of shells from around the world. Gallery highlights also include the only permanent dinosaur collection in Delaware and a simulated coral reef. Museum researchers maintain our expansive collections of mollusks and...
statement of responsibility: Door Maria Sibylla Merian
Topics: Insects, Botany, Insects
Biodiversity Heritage Library
8,651
8.7K
1921
1921
by
Fabre, Jean-Henri, 1823-1915; Teixeira de Mattos, Alexander, 1865-1921; Stawell, Maud Margaret (Key), 1865-; Detmold, Edward Julius, 1883-1957
texts
eye 8,651
favorite 34
comment 0
Biodiversity Heritage Library
2,551
2.6K
1848
1848
by
Sepp, Jan, 1778-1853; Schaus, William, b. 1859, former owner. DSI
texts
eye 2,551
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comment 0
Publication dates from introductory text in d. 1 and 3. Hagen dates d. 3 as 1855
Topics: Lepidoptera, Butterflies
Biodiversity Heritage Library
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12K
1988
1988
by
Geptner, V. G. (Vladimir Georgievich), 1901-1975; Nasimovich, A. A; Bannikov, Andrei Grigorevich; Hoffmann, Robert S
texts
eye 11,844
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comment 0
Translation of: Mlekopitaiushchie Sovetskogo Soiuza
Topic: Mammals
2,140
2.1K
texts
eye 2,140
favorite 1
comment 0
Topics: 1707-1778, Juvenile literature, Linné, Carl von,
Added col. illustrated t.p., dated 1895
Topics: Names, Geographical, Indians of Mexico
4,498
4.5K
1979
1979
by
Cooper-Hewitt Museum; Dee, Elaine Evans; Michie, Thomas S
texts
eye 4,498
favorite 104
comment 0
RECON
Topics: Cooper-Hewitt Museum, Decoration and ornament, Stencil work, Décoration et ornement, Pochoir
27 31
Topics: Reproduction, Zoology
Topic: Pasteur, Louis, 1822-1895
The metadata below describe the original scanning. Follow the "All Files: HTTP" link in the "View the book" box to the left to find XML files that contain more metadata about the original images and the derived formats (OCR results, PDF etc.). See also the What is the directory structure for the texts? FAQ for information about file content and naming conventions.
Topics: Flowers in literature, Flower language
The wrapper reads: "Oiseaux brillans/ et/remarquables/ du/ Brésil/ placés près des végétaux dont les fruits/ les nourrissent./" Peints sur les lieux/ par J.T. Descourtilz./ 1835. Only two copies known to exist, one in Nat. Hist. Mus. Lib., the other, without text, in the Teyler Foundation at Haarlem. A MS note on the fly-leaf of the Museum copy reads: "Plates printed and apparently published, but text handwritten by calligraphy, not printed, therefore not published." -...
American Museum of Natural History
1,822
1.8K
1951
1951
by
Colbert, Edwin H. (Edwin Harris), 1905-2001; Knight, Charles Robert, 1874-1953; American Museum of Natural History
texts
eye 1,822
favorite 14
comment 0
Includes bibliographical references (p. 143-144) and index
Topics: Dinosaurs, Reptiles, Fossil
v
Topics: Entomology, Entomology -- Periodicals, Entomologie, Entomologie -- Périodiques
Bound by Edmonds & Remnants, London
Topic: Botany
2,991
3.0K
1871
1871
by
Hyde, Alexander, 1814-1881. [from old catalog]
texts
eye 2,991
favorite 0
comment 0
Biodiversity Heritage Library
1,303
1.3K
1980
1980
by
Miller, Martin C; Aubrey, David G; Karpen, Joseph; Coastal Engineering Research Center (U.S.)
texts
eye 1,303
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Cover title
Topics: Beach erosion, Coast changes
Biodiversity Heritage Library
3,946
3.9K
1870
1870
by
Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft; Senckenbergische Naturforschende Gesellschaft. Bericht der Senckenbergische Naturforschenden Gesellschaft
texts
eye 3,946
favorite 0
comment 0
List of members in volumes 1-52, 1869/1870-1921/1922
Topic: Natural history -- Societies, etc
11,479
11K
1938
1938
by
Pliny, the Elder; Rackham, H. (Harris), 1868-1944
texts
eye 11,479
favorite 15
comment 0
Latin and English on opposite pages
Topic: Natural history
1865-1904 [L] ; 1865-1882 [Z] ; 1865-1891, 1894-1904 [T] ; 1877-1885 [DAY]
Title from cover
Topic: Science
